Fine Frights: Stories That Scared Me [Paperback]

Ramsey Campbell (Introduction)

Product Details

• Paperback: 309 pages
• Publisher: Tom Doherty Assoc Llc (August 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812516702
• ISBN-13: 978-0812516708
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,433,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars ho hum, October 22, 2011

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James LaMar (Danville, IN, USA) - See all my reviews
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I was excited when I ordered this book, based upon the raving reviews I had read. And, I thought that if Ramsey Campbell was a master of the horror tale, then the stories that scared him must be really spine-tingling!
However, I was rather disappointed when I read most of the ones he had chosen for this volume. Most of them were interesting, but none of them was really scary. A couple of them were thought-provoking and, in that way, a bit like an Alfred Hitchcock type of story. But, I didn't find any of them scary like in a Night Gallery sort of way. Maybe I'm jaded. But, I was not scared by any of them. These stories to me were more like bedtime reading, as you're about to doze off. Ho hum....

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If You Like Fear, This is the book for you., January 21, 2004

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"neonblue2003girl" (Asheville, NC USA) - See all my reviews

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I read Fine Frights as a teenager and stayed awake for days after. And this book starts out great.After The first story, you wont be able to put it down.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ramsey Campbel can dish it out..., March 15, 2002

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Chadwick H. Saxelid "Bookworm" (Concord, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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...but can he take it? That is the question the full title of Fine Frights raises, for its subhead is Stories that Scared Me. Of course what may scare one person may bore another to tears. No need to be afraid of that here, for Campbell's taste in fear fiction is exquisite. I can guarantee that at least two of the tales collected here will have your skin crawling, while several others will no doubt sent icy shivers dancing up and down the length of your spine. These frights are fine indeed. Highly recommended.